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Baluncore: 2.9 SI is dielectric constant for silicone rubber. I did not use controls. I assume most of this is related to the polarity of the material, silicone rubber is very low polarity, styrene and PVC are examples of high polarity polymers. Many chemists simply use the amount of oxygen...

Thanks for that link. Pure granules of silicone carbide placed as a heap in a microwave heat up rapidly, but when mixed into silicon rubber and microwaved, no thermal phenomena occurs.

Not sure. The SC as a granule reacts strongly in microwave, but once mixed into silicone rubber no thermal phenomena at all occurs . . .

Are microwave susceptors attenuated in viscoelastic mediums ? I am experimenting with some widely known microwave susceptors like iron oxide and silicon carbide (materials that normally convert RF to heat quite effectively). In ceramic formulations they perform great, as expected. When...

Hmmm, guess I finally stumped the Physics Gods ?

I am experimenting with some widely known microwave susceptors like iron oxide and silicon carbide (materials that normally convert RF to heat quite effectively). In ceramic formulations they perform great, as expected. When formulated in silicone rubber, they do not perform when subjected to...

What you are needing cannot be accomplished except by an electromagnet - - - or a permanent magnet array - - - - - composed of many magnet segments, such as a Halbach array, although in your case all the segments would follow in the same direction, head to tail.